Concerts at Handel House 2009
KEYBOARDS AND CANTATAS AT HANDEL HOUSE
Handel House and the London Handel Society are working together to perform all of Handel’s authenticated continuo cantatas and solo keyboard works during 2009. The London Handel Festival’s lunchtime concerts at St George’s Church, Hanover Square will each feature Handel’s cantatas, the British Harpsichord Society’s Weekend Events will feature some of the keyboard works and the rest of the music will be covered in the Thursday Live recitals at Handel House throughout the year. The Keyboards and Cantatas series has been co-ordinated by harpsichordist and early music specialist Julian Perkins.
Booking line 020 7399 1953 for concerts at Handel House only Tickets £9/£7.50 conc - other concerts in the Festival to be booked via 01460 54660 or at www.london-handel-festival.com
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Thursday 26 February 6.30-7.30pm
Handel House, 25 Brook Street
Keyboards and Cantatas
Sigridur Osk Kristjansdottir mezzo-soprano
Bridget Cunningham harpsichord
Handel continuo cantatas:
Menzognere Speranze HWV 131
Filli adorata e cara HWV 114
Quel fior che all'alba ride HWV 154
Ouverture in G minor HWV 453/1
Menuets 1 and 2 in G minor HWV 453/3-4
Chaconne in G minor HWV 453/5
Fugue No3 in B-flat major HWV 607
Saturday 28 February 2-4.30pm
Handel House, 25 Brook Street
BHS Weekend: Handel’s Solo Keyboard Works
The British Harpsichord Society will perform a number of Handel’s solo keyboard works, including all of the 8 'Great' Suites, over 6 weekends throughout the year.
To include Gilbert Rowland performing Suite in D minor HWV 428 and Asako Ogawa performing the Suite in G minor HWV 432.
Thursday 5 March 6.30-7.30pm
Handel House, 25 Brook Street
Keyboards and Cantatas
Helen Withers soprano
Harpsichordist tbc
Handel continuo cantatas:
E partirai, mia vita? HWV 111a
Fra tante pene HWV 116
Dolce mio ben, s'io taccio HWV 108
Entrée in G minor HWV 453/2
Air in B-flat major HWV 471
Chaconne in G minor HWV 486
Thursday 12 March 6-7pm
repeated 7.30-8.30pm
Handel House, 25 Brook Street
Handel at Home
London Handel Players
Rachel Brown flute
Adrian Butterfield & Oliver Webber violins
Katherine Sharman cello
Laurence Cummings harpsichord
Handel Trio Sonata in D major Op5 No2 HWV 397
for 2 violins & continuo
‘Verdi prati’ from Alcina arr. for flute & strings
Violin Sonata in A major Op1 No3 HWV 361
Trio Sonata in F major Op2 No4
HWV 389 for flute, violin & continuo
Overture to Solomon for solo harpsichord
‘Beneath the vine’ from Solomon
Where'er you walk from Semele
arr. for flute & strings
Join the London Handel Players for a concert of Handel's chamber music performed in his own home. This programme presents masterly trio sonatas alongside instrumental arrangements of highlights from his operas & oratorios - a typical domestic musical evening before the age of recording.
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Thursday 19 March 6.30-7.30pm
Handel House, 25 Brook Street
Keyboards and Cantatas
Katherine Manley soprano
Julian Perkins harpsichord
Handel continuo cantatas:
Sento là che ristretto HWV 161a
Se per fatal destino HWV 159
Quando sperasti o core HWV 153
Lesson in A minor HWV 496
Air and Doubles in F major HWV 465
Prelude and Capriccio in G major HWV 571
Thursday 26 March 6.30-7.30pm
Handel House, 25 Brook Street
Secret Music
The newly appointed Ensemble-in-Residence Spirituoso present a programme exploring the childhood secret that united the three great German Baroque composers, Handel, Bach and Telemann.
Lisete Da Silva baroque flute & recorders, Nicholas Stringfellow baroque cello
& Ricardo Barros harpsichord
Wednesday 1 April 10-11am
repeated at 11.30am-12.30pm
Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street
Children’s Baroque Concert
Rachel Brown flute/recorders
Adrian Butterfield violin
Laurence Cummings harpsichord
This annual fixture in the school calendar is an excellent introduction to baroque music for Key Stage 1 and 2 children. If you would like more information about the event please call Claire Parker on
020 7399 1953
Free for schools
Thursday 2 April 1pm
St George’s Hanover Square
Opera project concert
Tickets: Free – book with Handel House in advance or just turn up Every year Handel House Museum and the London Handel Festival work together to run a project based on the annual London Handel Festival’s opera production. This year, focusing on Handel’s Alessandro, students from a London secondary school will take part in a number of composition workshops both in school and at Handel House followed by a visit to the Royal College of Music to watch a rehearsal of the opera. Join us for a public performance by the students at the end of the project and to celebrate their achievements. Run by Duncan MacLeod (Handel House Composer-in-Residence) with Claire Parker (Handel House Learning and Events Officer) and assisted by students from Trinity College of Music.
Thursday 2 April 6-7.30pm
Handel House, 25 Brook Street
Keyboards and Cantatas
Glenn Kesby counter-tenor
Claire Williams harpsichord
Handel continuo cantatas:
Dolc' è pur d'amor l'affanno HWV 109a
Vedendo Amor HWV 175
Venne voglia ad Amore HWV 176
Nel dolce tempo HWV 135b
Suite in D minor HWV 447
Capriccio in F major HWV 481
Sonatina in B-flat major HWV 585
Saturday 4 April 2-4.30pm
Handel House, 25 Brook Street
BHS Weekend: Handel’s Part of the Solo Keyboard Works and Cantatas series
(see Saturday 28 February)
To include Gilbert Rowland performing Suite in E major HMW430, Katherine May - A major and Asako Ogawa - Chaconne in G major.
Sunday 12 April 12-6pm
(last entrance 5.30pm)
Handel House, 25 Brook Street
Hallelujah for Easter: Live Music and Easter Egg Trail Tickets: No need to book, museum admission price for adults (£5) Free for children - Suitable for all ages. Drop in and listen to live baroque music all afternoon. You can also take part in a special Handel House Easter Egg trail, with chocolate egg prizes for all participants.
Tuesday 14 April 10am–6pm
(last entrance 5.30pm)
Handel House, 25 Brook Street
250th Anniversary of Handel’s Death
Free admission for all
On 14 April 1759 George Frideric Handel died in his sleep at 25 Brook Street. 250 years later, to celebrate the life and commemorate the death of the great Baroque composer Handel House Museum will be open free to visitors all day. There will be live music all day and the exhibition Handel Reveal’d will be open for all to explore. |